Dec 15, 2024 | Dwight Irwin | 283 views
Two shorties lead Wolves to win over defending champs
The penalty-killers were the story for the now 11-0 Ripley Wolves in their 4-1 win over the defending champion Minto 81s on Saturday night.
Tyson Soers and Jarred Colling both scored shorthanded goals on the way to the win over the 81s, who fall to 8-2 on the season.
Other goals were scored by Garrett Meurs and Drew Davidson, while assists went to Cody Britton, Todd Hellyer, Mike Howes, Alex Kuntz, Gerrit Satosek, Rob White, and Soers.
Jason Hamilton was strong as always in the Wolves net, stopping 32 of 33 shots.
Thanks goes to game sponsors Pierson Motors, UBC Local 2222, and Bridgehaven Farms.
The Wolves now sit atop the Ontario Elite Hockey League standings with 22 points, and have two games in hand on second-place Seaforth, which sports a 10-3 record for 20 points.
The Wolves will have a holiday home-and-home over the next two weekends with their cross-township rivals, the Lucknow Lancers, who are suffering from a lack of puck luck and winless so far this season. On Saturday, Dec. 21, Ripley hosts puck drop at 7 p.m. Game sponsors will be MKD Concrete Ltd. and Brucelea Poultry Farms.
Lucknow returns the hosting duties on Saturday, Dec. 28, with a 7:30 p.m. face-off.